324: Chapter 324 Su Fengyi felt something was even more wrong.

Atop the Wutong Divine Tree.

Su Fengyi, Ye Xinglan, An Hongxiu, Lan Zhiwei, Yue Qianqian, and others were seeing off Ling Hao and the members of the Moonshadow Sect who were about to depart.

Su Fengyi slowly approached Ling Hao, her phoenix eyes shimmering with a slight ripple, possessing both the majesty of an Empress and a trace of hard-to-describe reluctance.

She fell silent for a moment and spoke softly:

"Supreme, I know I am not the only one by your side. But... I hope you can occasionally come here to see me when you are free."

Ling Hao naturally took her slightly cool hand, his smile carrying a bit of playfulness and warmth as he said:

"Naturally. Su Fengyi, you are a girl who dares to call yourself 'this old lady' in front of me."

He leaned in slightly, getting closer, and said in a low voice, "And that drive of yours to have a child, I won't forget it."

"You..."

A "this old lady" and "that drive to have a child"—these two phrases could be said to have stepped right on Su Fengyi's bashful spots.

She wanted to retort, but meeting Ling Hao's half-smiling eyes, she found herself speechless.

An ambiguity that needed no explanation filled the air. Although the onlookers didn't hear the specific words, this intimate posture already signaled that their relationship was far from ordinary.

To the side, Ye Xinglan stood quietly, her porcelain-doll-like face showing a calm expression, but deep within those dark purple star-like eyes, a flicker of envy and gloom passed by.

Her bond with him could only remain hidden in the shadows, after all.

Yue Qianqian secretly tugged at An Hongxiu's sleeve and whispered excitedly: "Senior Sister! Your Majesty definitely has something going on with that good-man Supreme! You're completely out of the running!"

Hearing this, An Hongxiu's slender fingers immediately pinched Yue Qianqian's tender pink cheek, making a motion to pull it to both sides: "You little brat, what nonsense are you talking about! You're the one who's out of the running!"

She let go, glanced at Ling Hao's tall back, and whispered with a smile, "Besides, how can you or I guess the Supreme's thoughts? Didn't you say before that Your Majesty didn't like the Supreme? And now?"

Yue Qianqian rubbed her slightly red cheek and retorted huffily:

"Senior Sister, you're so fierce, the good-man Supreme definitely won't like you!"

An Hongxiu raised an eyebrow, deliberately teasing her:

"Oh? If the Supreme doesn't like me, could it be he likes you?"

"Of course!"

Yue Qianqian lifted her small face, looking proud,

"Last time the good-man Supreme fed me snacks and even gave me a kiss! Have you ever had that, Senior Sister?"

A flash of surprise went through An Hongxiu's eyes, followed by understanding, and she laughed inwardly.

This little girl probably didn't know that she had already had "deep communication" with the Supreme in every inch of her heart and soul; what did a shallow kiss count for?

At this moment, Ling Hao's voice rang out as he formally invited: "Fengyi, are you willing to be a Guest Elder of my Moonshadow Sect?"

Su Fengyi did not hesitate at all and nodded in agreement: "I accept."

Just as she spoke, a majestic power suddenly surged within her body!

That power was as vast as the sea, overwhelming and unstoppable—it was clearly the power of the Mahayana Stage!

Su Fengyi's delicate body trembled slightly, her beautiful face filled with astonishment! She subconsciously raised her hand and casually pointed at the distant sky—

Boom!

A beam of crimson-gold light, condensed to the extreme, instantly pierced through the air, silently annihilating a thick layer of clouds in the distance!

Yue Qianqian and Lan Zhiwei marveled.

Yue Qianqian pulled Ye Xinglan, pointing in that direction:

"Revered Master, Revered Master! That power just now?!"

Ye Xinglan nodded calmly.

"That's right, it's the power of the Mahayana Stage, it belongs to the Moonshadow Sect..."

"Is this the rumored... Sect Blessing Power of the Moonshadow Sect?!"

Feeling the unprecedented strength within her, Su Fengyi's voice trembled: "It can actually let me reach the Mahayana directly?!"

"Indeed."

Ling Hao nodded with a smile, "In the three lands of Cangwu, Fusang, and Baiyan, you are a Mahayana Supreme!"

Su Fengyi was wild with joy. Although she had heard that Moonshadow Sect Disciples could receive blessings to raise their Realms, she never expected that she, at the fifth level of the Undergoing Tribulation, could actually obtain the power of a whole major Realm out of thin air! This was simply a creation that snatched the luck of heaven and earth!

After the initial joy, she frowned slightly and looked at Ling Hao.

"This... is it too taxing on the Sect's resources? The price for blessing someone at the Undergoing Tribulation stage must be quite high, right? How about... you take it back?"

Mahayana power, the Peak of this world, how could it be obtained so easily?

Ling Hao shook his head and said in a relaxed tone:

"No matter, the consumption is minimal."

This was indeed not much consumption; what was spent each time was just over a thousand milliliters of his Hunyuan Dao Essence. However, converted into ordinary spiritual liquid, it would be enough to bring a bountiful spiritual rain to the area within a thousand miles of the Wutong Divine Tree.

"What I have bestowed upon you, just accept it with peace of mind!"

These slightly forceful words smoothed over Su Fengyi's concerns, making a hint of sweetness from being cherished rise in her heart.

Ye Xinglan, who had been silent, suddenly stepped forward, her gaze sweeping over the graceful Gu Qingyao on the bow of the ship, and said to Ling Hao in a cool tone:

"Qingyao, I'll leave her in your care, Supreme."

Ling Hao looked at that porcelain-doll face trying hard to maintain its seriousness, suppressed the urge to pinch it, and smiled gently:

"Don't worry, I will take good care of her."

He then added, "Little State Preceptor should also take good care of herself."

"I thank the Supreme for his kind words."

Ye Xinglan nodded slightly.

Suddenly, Ling Hao noticed a crystalline drop falling from the hem of her deep purple Daoist robe.

With a thought, that drop of "water" evaporated and dissipated before it could touch the ground.

Ling Hao turned his back to Su Fengyi and, facing Ye Xinglan's direction, the corners of his mouth curled into a playful smile that only she could see clearly.

Ye Xinglan remained expressionless, but out of Su Fengyi's sight, the small fist hidden within her wide robe sleeves quietly and fiercely clenched.

"Hmm?"

Su Fengyi, who had just become familiar with the Mahayana Stage power, suddenly sensed something. Her gaze swept toward the hem of Ye Xinglan's Daoist robe, but she only saw the dry ground, with nothing there.

"Is it... an illusion from the sudden surge in power?"

She was puzzled. Looking up again at Ling Hao and Ye Xinglan, she seemed to perceive a faint, inexplicable atmosphere lingering between the two.

Just as she was about to ask, she was interrupted by the following farewells.

An Hongxiu walked towards Ling Hao, cupping her fists and saying loudly:

"Thank you for your guidance, Supreme! If there's an opportunity in the future, I, Hongxiu, will certainly come to seek your advice again. I hope the Supreme won't mind the disturbance from a boorish person like me!"

She then turned to the silent Du Yuqing and also cupped her fists in greeting; the two had sparred heartily many times and shared a mutual respect.

Lan Zhiwei walked up to Lin Xiwei, a faint smile appearing on her cool face.

Lan Zhiwei said, "Fellow Daoist Lin's attainments in Formations are profound, and I have benefited greatly. If I have time in the future, I will visit the Moonshadow Sect and seek your advice then."

As she spoke, her gaze inadvertently swept over Ling Hao's figure.

Yue Qianqian ran happily to Lu Changning, tugging at her sleeve excitedly:

"Sister Changning! I've remembered all the snack recipes you taught me! When I find better spirit fruits, I'll make something delicious and share it with you!"

She then turned to Ling Hao, waving her small hand vigorously with a bright smile: "good-man Supreme! Next time we meet, I'll treat you to the snacks I made! They'll definitely be better than last time!"

Ling Hao nodded with a smile.

"Alright!"

The massive tianque divine boat slowly ascended, turning into a stream of light and disappearing into the distant horizon.

Su Fengyi withdrew her gaze and was about to call out to Ye Xinglan beside her, only to see her still staring blankly in the direction where the divine boat had disappeared. In those purple eyes, was that reluctance and longing?...

Reluctance for whom? Longing for whom?

That feeling that something was wrong in Su Fengyi's heart suddenly became clear and intense.

She felt even more that something was wrong!

"Xinglan, you..."